TomD8
Level 15

State tax filing

Three points:

 

You can't correct a 2021 W-2 at this point because the withheld 2021 taxes have long been deposited with the state (by your employer).  Therefore the original W-2 is correct.

If you continued to work in CA after moving to NV, then all 12 months of your work income is taxable by CA.  CA can tax you as a non-resident for work actually performed within CA.

If you did not work in CA after your move, then you should file a part-year resident CA return on which you allocate to CA only your earnings as a CA resident.  On that return you should enter your W-2 as is.  If CA questions your return, you can explain what happened.

 

Your situation is not that unusual.  Employers make mistakes with withholding all the time when employees move from one state to another.

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.